Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo phone. Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo review: living up to expectations. Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.
The top end of the device carries the entire communication load; there are MicroUSB and HDMI ports, as well as a 3.5 mm headset jack. On the bottom, in turn, there is a microphone hole and an eyelet for a wrist strap.
The dimensions of the device are quite consistent with the modern idea of what a touchscreen candy bar should be. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo fits well in the hand and feels just as good in the pocket. This, however, has already been discussed. And in general, this device can be given the highest rating for its external design and ergonomics. The glossy finish spoils the overall impression a little, but such a stylish appearance is achieved largely thanks to it. A matte finish would definitely make the smartphone less attractive. So you have to come to terms with it.
Hardware, camera, battery life
The heart of the smartphone is a single-core Qualcomm MSM8255 processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. By the way, the same hardware base is used in the flagship Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, and in many competing smartphones, for example, in HTC Desire S.
As you well know, this is not the height of technological perfection; Dual-core mobile processors are becoming fashionable. Still, the single-core Qualcomm processor provides sufficient performance for basic tasks. The Adreno 205 graphics core helps him in this, which takes care of video decoding, processing videos from the built-in camera and graphics in 3D games. If we compare the performance of the Xperia Neo with the performance of dual-core smartphones in synthetic tests, the difference is, of course, obvious. However, there are no slowdowns in operation. Xperia Neo copes well with displaying heavy websites, PDF documents, WVGA movies and HD videos from the built-in camera.
The amount of RAM on the smartphone is not as large as we would like - 512 MB, but the same amount, for example, is installed in the iPhone 4. So the amount of RAM in this case will not become a factor limiting performance. By the way, half a gigabyte is the ceiling for Sony Ericsson devices; the flagship Xperia Arc has the same amount of memory.
Only 320 MB of memory is provided for data storage, but the emphasis here is not on it at all, but on the microSDHC card slot, which allows you to use cards with a capacity of up to 32 GB. In the box with the device you will find an 8 GB card, which you can get by with.
In terms of communications, everything is standard. There is a Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n module with the ability to organize a mobile hotspot, Bluetooth 2.1. As for wired communication, it is provided by micro-USB and HDMI ports. The latter is used to connect external screens, but, as practice shows, connecting monitors or TVs to mobile phones is used extremely rarely. There is also navigation provided by a GPS module, which supports Assisted GPS (A-GPS) receiver cold start acceleration technology and, of course, is based on Google Maps.
The top end of the device carries the entire communication load; there are MicroUSB and HDMI ports, as well as a 3.5 mm headset jack. On the bottom, in turn, there is a microphone hole and an eyelet for a wrist strap.
The dimensions of the device are quite consistent with the modern idea of what a touchscreen candy bar should be. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo fits well in the hand and feels just as good in the pocket. This, however, has already been discussed. And in general, this device can be given the highest rating for its external design and ergonomics. The glossy finish spoils the overall impression a little, but such a stylish appearance is achieved largely thanks to it. A matte finish would definitely make the smartphone less attractive. So you have to come to terms with it.
Hardware, camera, battery life
The heart of the smartphone is a single-core Qualcomm MSM8255 processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. By the way, the same hardware base is used in the flagship Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, and in many competing smartphones, for example, in HTC Desire S.
As you well know, this is not the height of technological perfection; Dual-core mobile processors are becoming fashionable. Still, the single-core Qualcomm processor provides sufficient performance for basic tasks. The Adreno 205 graphics core helps him in this, which takes care of video decoding, processing videos from the built-in camera and graphics in 3D games. If we compare the performance of the Xperia Neo with the performance of dual-core smartphones in synthetic tests, the difference is, of course, obvious. However, there are no slowdowns in operation. Xperia Neo copes well with displaying heavy websites, PDF documents, WVGA movies and HD videos from the built-in camera.
The amount of RAM on the smartphone is not as large as we would like - 512 MB, but the same amount, for example, is installed in the iPhone 4. So the amount of RAM in this case will not become a factor limiting performance. By the way, half a gigabyte is the ceiling for Sony Ericsson devices; the flagship Xperia Arc has the same amount of memory.
Only 320 MB of memory is provided for data storage, but the emphasis here is not on it at all, but on the microSDHC card slot, which allows you to use cards with a capacity of up to 32 GB. In the box with the device you will find an 8 GB card, which you can get by with.
In terms of communications, everything is standard. There is a Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n module with the ability to organize a mobile hotspot, Bluetooth 2.1. As for wired communication, it is provided by micro-USB and HDMI ports. The latter is used to connect external screens, but, as practice shows, connecting monitors or TVs to mobile phones is used extremely rarely. There is also navigation provided by a GPS module, which supports Assisted GPS (A-GPS) receiver cold start acceleration technology and, of course, is based on Google Maps.
Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.
Design
Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.
| Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 57 mm (millimeters) 5.7 cm (centimeters) 0.19 ft (feet) 2.24 in (inches) |
| Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 116 mm (millimeters) 11.6 cm (centimeters) 0.38 ft (feet) 4.57 in (inches) |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement. | 13 mm (millimeters) 1.3 cm (centimeters) 0.04 ft (feet) 0.51 in (inches) |
| Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 126 g (grams) 0.28 lbs 4.44 oz (ounces) |
| Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 85.96 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.22 in³ (cubic inches) |
SIM card
The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.
Mobile networks
A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.
Mobile communication technologies and data transfer speeds
Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.
Operating system
An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.
SoC (System on Chip)
A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.
| SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 |
| Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor. | 45 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. | Scorpion |
| Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance compared to 32-bit processors, which in turn are more powerful than 16-bit processors. | 32 bit |
| Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv7 |
| Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster than both system memory and other cache levels. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1 cache, but in return it has a higher capacity, allowing it to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory. | 384 kB (kilobytes) 0.375 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel. | 1 |
| CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1000 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is most often used by games, consumer interfaces, video applications, etc. | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted. | 512 MB (megabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR2 |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels mean higher data rates. | Dual channel |
| RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data. | 500 MHz (megahertz) |
Built-in memory
Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.
Memory cards
Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.
Screen
The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.
| Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends. | LCD |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches. | 3.7 in (inches) 93.98 mm (millimeters) 9.4 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate screen width | 1.81 in (inches) 46.05 mm (millimeters) 4.6 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate screen height | 3.23 in (inches) 81.93 mm (millimeters) 8.19 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.779:1 |
| Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means clearer image detail. | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail. | 265 ppi (pixels per inch) 104 ppcm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors the screen can display. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device. | 57.24% (percentage) |
| Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics. | Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistance |
| Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine LED-backlit |
Sensors
Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.
Rear camera
The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its back panel and may be combined with one or more secondary cameras.
| Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape. | LED |
| Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions. | 2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record. | 1280 x 720 pixels 0.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps. | 30fps (frames per second) |
| Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | Autofocus Digital image stabilization Geographical tags Panoramic photography Touch Focus Face recognition |
Front-camera
Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a rotating camera, a cutout or hole in the display, an under-display camera.
Audio
Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.
Radio
The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.
Location determination
Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.
WiFi
Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.
HDMI
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio/video interface that replaces older analog audio/video standards.
Headphone jack
This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Connecting devices
Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.
Browser
A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.
Video file formats/codecs
Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.
Battery
Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.
| Capacity A battery's capacity indicates the maximum charge it can hold, measured in milliamp-hours. | 1500 mAh (milliamp-hours) |
| Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used batteries in mobile devices. | Li-polymer |
| 2G talk time 2G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 2G network. | 6 hours 55 minutes 6.9 h (hours) 415.2 min (minutes) 0.3 days |
| 2G latency 2G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network. | 430 h (hours) 25800 min (minutes) 17.9 days |
| 3G talk time 3G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network. | 7 h (hours) 420 min (minutes) 0.3 days |
| 3G latency 3G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 400 h (hours) 24000 min (minutes) 16.7 days |
| Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics of the device's battery. | Removable |
Round table, the main people of Sony Ericsson discuss plans.
“Remember our SE Vivaz? It seems like a good device, and it takes excellent pictures, and the sound in it is good, and the screen, and the design, the design is so unusual and users liked it so much. One problem, our Vivaz is built on the basis of an operating system that starts with a bad letter and works the same way. Maybe we’ll take Android and put it there, and leave everything else as it was?”
No sooner said than done.
“About a year ago, the Finns showed a new flagship, Nokia N97 mini, and before that just N97. It looks really good, the keyboard is comfortable, the shape of the case, and the white color are interesting. True, the hardware and OS there are old. Maybe we’ll change the hardware and OS, and take the design?”
No sooner said than done.
Well, you yourself know about the Xperia X10, which was put under pressure and received Arc.
Of course, everything probably wasn’t like that, but after getting acquainted with the new “robots” of Sony Ericsson, this is exactly the picture that appears in my head.
Arc
We won’t dwell on the SE Arc in detail; we already have material on this device, and everything was known about it even before the start of MWC 2011. The smartphone reminds me of the Xperia X10 after the latter was taken out of the press or driven over it with a roller. Although it's hard to argue with the fact that Arc is actually very thin. And the noticeable area of the case only enhances the effect of its thinness.
The smartphone has hardware keys under the display, which is nice. The 4.2" screen is also a plus. By and large, Arc should be a work on the mistakes made when creating the Xperia X10. More precisely, on one mistake, the very, very crude final firmware with which the X10 entered the market. If Arc will be stable, it will not have banal glitches and bugs that we could see on the Xperia X10 - I see no reason for this smartphone not to become popular. But, of course, it will not become as popular as the next guest.
- Screen: 4.2”, 480x854 pixels, LED-backlit LC, displays up to 16 million colors
Neo
This is the right Vivaz: with a cool camera, unusual design, multi-colored cases and high-quality sound. On the stable, pah-pah, operating system Android 2.3. Preview on the website. What else should I add? In the first Vivaz everything was good except the software component, if in the Neo everything except this very component remained from the first Vivaz, and the system was replaced, the device is simply bound to become a hit. Of course, at a reasonable price.
- Operating system: Android 2.3
- Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100
- Platform: Qualcomm MSM8255, 1 GHz
- Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB connector (USB 2.0) for charging/synchronization, 3.5 mm headset jack
- Camera: 8 MP with autofocus, flash
Pro
You know, the black Xperia Pro does not at all resemble the Nokia N97. Judge for yourself.
But, on the other hand, the Xperia Pro is white – it reminds.
Or maybe it’s just me imagining it. It seems to me that the SE Xperia Pro, despite its attractive characteristics and design, is a pass-through device. Not because they made it that way, but because the form factor of QWERTY smartphones has been more dead than alive for many years now. Yes, the recent release of Desire Z showed that it is possible to make an attractive QWERTY slider. But Desire Z is also perceived as a high-quality smartphone with an appendage in the form of a keyboard, and not as a keyboard smartphone. This is an exception.
- Operating system: Android 2.3
- Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100
- Platform: Qualcomm MSM8255, 1 GHz
- Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB connector (USB 2.0) for charging/synchronization, 3.5 mm headset jack
- Screen: 3.7”, 480x854 pixels, TFT, displays up to 16 million colors
- Camera: 8 MP with autofocus, flash
The entire line of “robots” presented by the company evokes warm feelings in me. I sincerely want to believe that the new devices will be devoid of childhood problems inherent in the SE XPERIA X1 communicator that appeared two years ago and the XPERIA X10 smartphone a year ago. And then Sony Ericsson has every chance to become a significant player in the Android device market.
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2 years ago 0
price and compactness
2 years ago 0
2 years ago 0
The first damn thing is lumpy (this is the first smartphone from Sony)! The screen is ordinary, not to say that it’s bad, but it’s not good either (as for the first smart, it’s normal)! Thanks to Sony for not being fussy and installing a standard USB for charging and a micro SD, and not your own memory stick
2 years ago 0
good screen colors
2 years ago 0
the box is beautiful
2 years ago 0
compactness, abundance of Android applications, multimedia
2 years ago 0
1. The screen is good, the size, in my opinion, is optimal and the picture is decent. 2.4 Android out of the box. With the same hardware as in the previous neo, it works 100500 times faster. 3.Like all sonics, the sound is very loud. 4. The design is not for everyone, but I like these roundness.
2 years ago 0
It’s convenient to hold in your hand, use the Internet, watch videos, since the screen is large... as soon as I picked it up, I immediately fell in love with the white version, I immediately bought a pink leather book case for it, so it doesn’t get scratched anywhere and the film is already the screen is good (under the factory film) I bought it for 11,000 and I like Android version 4.0 much more than 2.3...
2 years ago 0
The device is simply excellent! All parameters correspond to the stated ones. Excellent assembly - no problems, extraneous sounds, etc.
2 years ago 0
Large screen -Good camera -Front camera
2 years ago 0
At times it slows down, there is little memory, you have to disable all unnecessary applications and widgets, this helps. Well, then everything is the same as for another user: “Now it won’t boot at all. After removing the battery, when you turn it on, the vibration goes off, and then that’s it.... “ True, up to this point it had worked for me for two years. But my neighbor's HTC Incredible S worked for about a year, they dropped it, and nothing happened, it was alive, but mine died quietly.
2 years ago 0
Inconvenient
2 years ago 0
The assembly is terrible (Obviously not Sony level) - the Sony logo came off on the back, then the volume rocker and the power button fell off (I had to glue the whole thing), the search button is not needed at all - it just takes up space - no radio - very very little memory (380 MB - since this is my first smart, I thought it would be enough, but no - the applications weigh a lot and not all of them are transferred to the memory card) - sometimes it slows down, the charge runs out quickly (well, this is a minus of Android) - a bunch of unnecessary garbage from Sony (and the shell is almost nothing different from naked android)
Maybe I was unlucky with this product, but I have already returned it under warranty once due to the fact that the screen backlight stopped working!
2 years ago 0
started to freeze... maybe I have a defect, but often it doesn’t focus properly. It was a surprise and disappointment for me that there is no zoom o_o, how is this possible? We didn’t have enough of our own memory, at least 2 GB. After a few months it began to freeze at the most inopportune moments, turn off and slow down :(
2 years ago 0
Thanks to Sony engineers for the fact that when the phone is lying even on a hard surface, the speaker hole is tightly closed, which is why the sound is not audible at all, and if you put the screen down, it is difficult to pick it up due to the rounded body. We probably thought for a long time about how to create this.
There is no backlighting of the buttons, in the dark it is not clear where you press.
2 years ago 0
box contents
2 years ago 0
very low quality of the device, low performance for Android 4, freezing
2 years ago 0
All shortcomings are related solely to the design; otherwise there are no complaints:
1. Hard buttons do not inspire confidence. Honestly, they could have been made better + the search button is not needed at all.
2.On button and the volume rocker are small and not very conveniently located + there is no camera button
3.As already written here, if you put the phone with the screen up, the speaker is muffled.
2 years ago 0
It gets hot when playing games, and I personally don’t have enough RAM, although in principle I already have a lot of applications
the back cover is thin and can be removed in a specific way (the whole manicure can be ruined) and it is glossy, so without a case the phone can easily fly out of your hands)
2 years ago 0
It slows down when launching applications or entering call mode.
